Apple iPad 10.2 (8th Gen, 2020) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+ (Plus)

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Overview

Why Apple iPad?

Apple A12 Bionic chipset
10.2 inches display
3 GB/32 GB
8827 mAh battery

Why Samsung Galaxy?

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset
12.4 inches display
120 Hz refresh
12 GB/256 GB
10090 mAh battery

Apple iPad 10.2

Score

Samsung Galaxy Tab

56	Display	85
42	Camera	63
47	Performance

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Apple iPad 10.2

Samsung Galaxy Tab

Apple iPad 10.2

Summary

Samsung Galaxy Tab

10.2 inches IPS LCD 1620 x 2160 pixels	Screen	12.4 inches Dynamic AMOLED 1752 x 2800 pixels
Apple A12 Bionic	SoC	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
8 megapixels	Camera	13 megapixels
8827 mAh	Battery	10090 mAh
iPadOS 14 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 26.4)	OS	Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14)
490 g (17.28 oz)	Weight	581 g (20.49 oz)

Apple iPad 10.2

Display

Samsung Galaxy Tab

IPS LCD	Type	Dynamic AMOLED
10.2 inches	Size	12.4 inches
1620 x 2160 pixels	Resolution	1752 x 2800 pixels
4:3	Aspect ratio	16:10
264 ppi	PPI	266 ppi
60 Hz	Refresh rate	120 Hz
No	Adaptive refresh rate	Yes (30-120 Hz)
500 nits	Max rated brightness	600 nits
—	Max rated brightness in HDR	—
No	HDR support	Yes, HDR10+
Tempered glass	Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
73.80%	Screen-to-body ratio	84.20%
- DCI-P3	Display features	- DCI-P3
—	Display tests	—
96.10%	RGB color space	98.50%
Not detected	PWM	120 Hz
30 ms	Response time	2 ms
954:1	Contrast	∞ Infinity
455 nits	Peak brightness test (auto)	552 nits

Apple iPad 10.2

Benchmarks

Samsung Galaxy Tab

1338	Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)	2102
2903	Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)	5600
—	Compute Score (GPU)	9760
—	Compute Score (GPU)	9760
1338	Single-core score	2102
2903	Multi-core score	5600
895627	AnTuTu Benchmark 11	1750937
309104	CPU	605896
144993	GPU	452910
139578	Memory	229430
301952	UX	462701
895627	Total score	1750937
—	3DMark Steel Nomad Light	1153
85%	Stability	98%
8 FPS	Graphics test	9 FPS
1427	Graphics score	1153
—	3DMark Solar Bay	5623
—	Graphics test	—
—	Section 1	—
—	Section 2	—
—	Section 3	—
—	Graphics score	—
—	PCMark 3.0	—
—	Web score	—
—	Video editing	—
—	Photo editing	—
—	Data manipulation	—
—	Writing score	—

Apple iPad 10.2

Performance

Samsung Galaxy Tab

—	SoC	—
Apple A12 Bionic	Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
2500 MHz	Max clock	3360 MHz
6 (2 + 4)	CPU cores	8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3)
- 4 cores at 1.6 GHz: Tempest - 2 cores at 2.49 GHz: Vortex	Architecture	- 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A715 - 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X3
—	L3 cache	8 MB
TSMC	Manufacturing	TSMC
7 nanometers	Lithography process	4 nanometers
Neural Engine	Neural processor (NPU)	Hexagon
—	GPU	—
Apple GPU 4-core	Graphics	Adreno 740
256	GPU shading units	1536
1125 MHz	GPU clock	680 MHz
~576 GFLOPS	FLOPS	~2089 GFLOPS

Apple iPad 10.2

Design and build

Samsung Galaxy Tab

250.6 mm (9.87 inches)	Height	285.4 mm (11.24 inches)
174.1 mm (6.85 inches)	Width	185.4 mm (7.3 inches)
7.5 mm (0.3 inches)	Thickness	5.7 mm (0.22 inches)
490 g (17.28 oz)	Weight	581 g (20.49 oz)
No	Waterproof	IP68
—	Advanced cooling	—
Metal	Rear material	Metal
Metal	Frame material	Metal
Silver, Gold, Gray	Colors	Gray, Yellow
Yes, in-button	Fingerprint scanner	Yes, in-display
436 cm 2 (67.6 inches 2 )	Area	529 cm 2 (82.1 inches 2 )
—	Repairability	—
73.80%	Screen-to-body ratio	84.20%

Apple iPad 10.2

Memory

Samsung Galaxy Tab

3 / 32 GB	Configuration	12 / 256 GB
—	RAM	—
3 GB	RAM size	12 GB
LPDDR4X	Memory type	LPDDR5X
2133 MHz	Memory clock	4200 MHz
2	Channels	4
—	Storage	—
32 GB	Storage size	256 GB
NVMe	Storage type	UFS 4.0
No	Memory card	MicroSD
—	Memory card max size	Up to 1024 GB

Apple iPad 10.2

Software

Samsung Galaxy Tab

iPadOS 14 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 26.4)	Operating system	Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14)
—	ROM	One UI 6.1
—	OS updates	—

Apple iPad 10.2

Battery

Samsung Galaxy Tab

8827 mAh	Capacity	10090 mAh
12 W	Max charge power	45 W
Li-Ion	Battery type	Li-Ion
No	Replaceable	No
No	Wireless charging	No
No	Reverse charging	No
No	Fast charging	Yes (50% in 40 min)
4:20 hr	Full charging time	2:04 hr
—	Battery cycles	—

Apple iPad 10.2

Main camera

Samsung Galaxy Tab

8 megapixels	Matrix	13 megapixels
—	Image resolution	4128 x 3096
Digital	Zoom	Digital
No	Flash	LED
Digital	Stabilization	Digital
No	8K video recording	No
No	4K video recording	Up to 30FPS
Up to 30FPS	1080p video recording	Up to 60FPS
1) Standard: 8 MP	Lenses	1) Standard: 13 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
-	Camera features	-
—	Standard lens	—
8 MP	Image resolution	13 MP
f/2.4	Aperture	f/2.0
31 mm	Focal length	26 mm
—	Sensor size	—
—	Pixel size	—
Phase autofocus	Autofocus	Phase autofocus
Digital	Stabilization	Digital

Apple iPad 10.2

Selfie camera

Samsung Galaxy Tab

1.2 megapixels	Megapixels	12 megapixels
—	Image resolution	4000 x 3000
f/2.2	Aperture	f/2.4
—	Sensor	—
No	Autofocus	No
No	Stabilization	Digital
720p at 60 FPS	Video resolution	2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
No	Depth sensor (TOF 3D)	No

Apple iPad 10.2

Connectivity

Samsung Galaxy Tab

Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)	Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display	Wi-Fi features	- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display
4.2	Bluetooth version	5.3
—	Bluetooth features	LE
No	USB type	USB Type-C
2	USB version	3.2
- Charging - USB-Storage mode	USB features	- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG
No	DisplayPort	Yes
GPS, GLONASS	GPS	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
No	NFC*	No
No	Infrared port	No
—	Network	—
1	Number of SIM*	1
Nano	Type of SIM card	Nano
—	Multi SIM mode	—
Yes	eSIM support*	Yes
No	Hybrid slot	No
GSM/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz	2G network	GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz	3G network	UMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)
LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66, 71	4G network	LTE B1 (2100MHz), B2 (1900MHz), B3 (1800MHz), B4 (AWS), B5 (850MHz), B7 (2600MHz), B8 (900MHz), B12 (700MHz), B13 (700MHz), B17 (700MHz), B20 (800MHz), B25 (1900MHz), B26 (850MHz), B28 (700MHz), B32(1500MHz), B38 (2600MHz), B40 (2300MHz), B41 (2500MHz), B66 (AWS-3)
No	5G support	Yes

Apple iPad 10.2

Sound

Samsung Galaxy Tab

Stereo	Speakers	4
Yes	Headphone audio jack	No
No	FM radio	No
Yes	Dolby Atmos	Yes
—	Speakers test	—
93.1 dB	Max loudness	82.2 dB

Apple iPad 10.2

Other

Samsung Galaxy Tab

Mid-range	Category	Flagship
September 2020	Announced	July 2023
September 2020	Release date	August 2023
—	SAR (body)	1.35 W/kg
- Barometer - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint	Sensors	- Hall-effect sensor - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint
Yes, 10 W	Bundled charger	Not included